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Gallery: Huawei's 'good for a mid-range' Ascend G7 tested

ByKatie Collins

The lineup of specs is pleasing too, if not mind-blowing. Inside is a Qualcomm 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM. There's 16GB of in-built storage, which can be expanded by up to 64GB with a microSD card. The 5.5-inch screen has a 1,280x720-pixel resolution. It's on the large side to be sure, but the 3,000mAh battery tucked inside the G7 should mean it doesn't sap the juice too quickly.

On the back is a 13-megapixel camera with a Sony sensor and f2.0 aperture. The front of the phone is equipped with a 5-megapixel snapper that offers some self-portraiture assistance in the form of a panoramic selfie mode and selfie window.

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The Ascend G7 is only a minuscule step down from Huawei's flagship Ascend P7 that was unveiled in June, and we're actually more impressed with the newer phone's design. It's really pretty good for a mid-range smartphone. It should go on sale around November time, and while no prices have been officially announced, you can expect to be able to pick it up SIM-free for around £250 -- a decent price for a phone we're impressed with so far.

Huawei bets on the mid-range

Huawei also unveiled two budget smartphones at IFA, aimed at bringing 4G speeds to the lower end of the market.

The Ascend G620S and Ascend Y550 both pack 1.2GHz quad-core processors and 1GB of RAM and are almost identical in many respects.

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The bigger of the phones, the G620S, sports a 5-inch HD screen with an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel counterpart on the front. Despite being a vast improvement on budget Android phones of old with a non-scratchy leather back and decent looks, it feels quite heavy in the hand.

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The Y550 is smaller with only a 4.5-inch screen that offers a paltry 480x854 resolution. It is designed to be an even cheaper version of the relatively successful EE Kestrel phone that Huawei built, however, so it's to be expected that the phone isn't decked out with high-end components. The metal-effect plastic is by no means unpleasant, and Huawei have made a little go a fair way in terms of design.

The 8GB G6S02 should be priced roughly between £150-200 and the 4GB Y550 will cost less than £100. Both phones have expandable storage -- thank goodness -- and are set to go on sale in October.